A silver articulated model of a cicada
A silver articulated model of a cicada

EARLY 20TH CENTURY, SIGNED MUNEYOSHI (TANAKA TADAYOSHI; ?-1958)

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A silver articulated model of a cicada
Early 20th century, signed Muneyoshi (Tanaka Tadayoshi; ?-1958)
The silver cicada finely constructed of numerous hammered parts joined together with movable wings, limbs and head, the details finely chiseled
2 ½ in. (6.4 cm.) long
With wood box

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